
Oliver MacGreevy
Oliver John MacGreevy (25 July 1928 – October 1981) was an Irish actor who appeared in many British films and television series from the mid 1950s until he retired in 1980, often as brutish, shaven-headed villains. Among his roles he played Housemartin in The Ipcress File (1965) and made an appearance as both the Gardener and the Electrician in the first episode of The Prisoner TV series ("Arrival", 1967). He also appeared in an episode of Thriller (1975). On stage, he appeared in Tom Murphy's A Whistle in the Dark at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Royal, Stratford East, in London, 1961.
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Films
13
TV Shows
Known For
36 Credits
The Avengers
as Barman
1961

Theatre 625
as Terry Flynn
1964

Sunday Night Theatre
1950

Thriller
as Henry
1973

Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Landlord
1965

The Buccaneers
as Noll
1956

The Prisoner
as Gardener / Electrician
1967

Gideon's Way
as The Contact Man
1965

Jason King
1971

Mystery and Imagination
as Finn
1966

Department S
as Karnack
1969

Flash Gordon
as Klytus Observer No. 1
1980